Push me over, please

I cried today.

Why should I bother when they don't care?
Why should I try so hard to encourage when they don't care?
Why should I work so hard for them when they don't care?
Why should I print so many worksheets and work out all the solutions when they don't care?
Why should I show that I care when they don't even bother to show that they care?
Why ask them to come back for remedials when all they do and chit chat, look around and do less than 5 questions in 3 hours?
Why should I care?

I try to focus on those who deserve my attention. Those who care. Those who bother. Those who work hard.

All it takes is just one or two who tell you point blank that they don't intend to even try. All it takes is just one or two who show you that they couldn't care less for the remedials and their attitude still stinks. And I'm down and out.

I almost cried in class. As I sat there working out the solutions, I almost broke down. I controlled myself like crazy. I tried to tell myself that its the ones in class who matter. Not those who have left the classroom. Not those whose minds are drifting either.

I burst into tears thinking about it when I was at my table.

Push me over, please.